Óscar Rivas

Oscar Rivas
Statistics
Real name Oscar Andres Rivas Torres
Nickname(s) Kaboom
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality Colombia Colombia
Born (1987-06-06) June 6, 1987
Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 20
Wins 20
Wins by KO 15
Losses 0
Draws 0
No contests 0
Óscar Rivas
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's Boxing
Pan American Games
2007 Rio Super Heavyweight

Óscar Andres Rivas Torres (born June 6, 1987) is a Colombian professional heavyweight boxer from Valle del Cauca fighting out of Canada. He is best known to win the amateur Super Heavyweight silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games at the age of 19. He also fought at the 2008 Olympics.

Amateur

In Cartagena at the Caribbean Games 2006 the 212 lbs Rivas lost in the first round to Cuban Olympic Bronze medalist Michel López Núñez 4:6

February 4, 2007 at a PanAm qualifier Rivas scored his first big win by beating two-time American champ Mike Wilson 24:19 but lost to Cuban Robert Alfonso 12:21.[1] In the PanAmerican main event in Rio he beat Gerardo Bisbal 22:8, Didier Bence by walkover (injured) and reached the final but lost to Alfonso once again, this time 4:8.[2]

In Chicago at the 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships he stopped Dominican Lequan Carlisle but lost to eventual silver medalist Vyacheslav Glazkov 7:23.[3]

At the first Olympic qualifier in March 2008 he lost to American Michael Hunter jr.;[4] however, in April 2008 he qualified for the 2008 Olympics through the second American qualifier with a 16:4 over Mexican Andy Ruiz and a 6:5 victory over Brazilian Gleison Abreu.[5]

At the Olympics he upset European champion Kubrat Pulev, Bulgaria, 11:5 but lost to Italian world champion and eventual Olympic champion Roberto Cammarelle 5:9.[6]

Pro

He turned pro in 2009 for Yvon Michel in Canada and won his first 15 bouts but didn't beat anyone of note.

Professional boxing record

20 fights, 20 wins (15 knockouts), ,0 loss[7]
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
20 Win 20-0 United States Jeremiah Karpency TKO 3 (10), 1:49 29 Jul 2016 Canada Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec
19 Win 19-0 United States Jeremy Bates KO 1 (8), 1:47 04 Jun 2016 Canada Centre Bell, Montreal, Quebec
18 Win 18-0 United States Joey Abell KO 2 (10), 0:46 28 Nov 2015 Canada Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec
17 Win 17-0 United States Jason Pettaway TKO 1 (8) 26 Jun 2015 United States Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington
16 Win 16-0 Turkey Oezcan Cetinkaya TKO 1 (8) 04 Apr 2015 Canada Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
15 Win 15-0 Canada Eric Barrak TKO 2 (8) 23 Sep 2014 Canada Casino de Montréal, Quebec
14 Win 14-0 Mexico Daniel Cota TKO 5 (6) 22 Aug 2014 Canada Complexe Sportif Sportscene, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
13 Win 13-0 Barbados Shawn Cox TKO 3 (8), 2:53 18 Jan 2014 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
12 Win 12-0 Hungary Laszlo Peczeli KO 1 (8), 0:23 14 Dec 2012 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
11 Win 11-0 Canada Sylvera Louis SD 8 08 Jun 2012 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
10 Win 10-0 Canada Stephane Tessier UD 6 20 Apr 2012 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
9 Win 9-0 Croatia Ivica Perkovic TKO 3 (8), 0:51 18 Feb 2012 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
8 Win 8-0 United States Matthew Greer TKO 3 (8), 2:59 10 Dec 2011 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
7 Win 7-0 Latvia Edgars Kalnars KO 1 (6), 1:25 20 Oct 2011 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
6 Win 6-0 Hungary Zsolt Zathureczky TKO 1 (6), 2:05 21 May 2011 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
5 Win 5-0 Mexico Wilfrido Leal KO 6 (6), 1:13 08 Apr 2011 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
4 Win 4-0 Canada David Whittom MD 4 11 Feb 2011 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
3 Win 3-0 United States Ramon Hayes UD 4 07 Nov 2009 Canada Casino de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec
2 Win 2-0 Canada Stephane Tessier UD 4 03 Oct 2009 Canada Casino de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec
1 Win 1-0 United States Joe Stofle TKO 3 (4), 1:33 28 Aug 2009 Canada Casino de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec Rivas's Professional Debut.

References

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